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Meaning of -oma | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
/ˈəʊ.mə/

Definitions

  1. Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
    morpheme
  2. Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be non-neoplastic or (more often) neoplastic, and (if the latter) either benign or malignant (cancerous); in accord with present-day understanding of histopathology, the suffix is now nonproductive for non-neoplastic senses.
    morpheme, specifically

Equivalents

Español -oma
Français -ome
Nederlands -oom
Português -oma

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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